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Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:43:22 +0000Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Managementen-gbBOSS assesses 5,253 permits worth P219Mhttp://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5943:boss-assesses-5253-permits-worth-p219m&catid=111&Itemid=27
http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5943:boss-assesses-5253-permits-worth-p219m&catid=111&Itemid=27The city government’s Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) has assessed a total of 5,253 business permits that would represent a revenue of P219.296 million from Jan. 3 to 20.

City Treasurer Carmelita Candido said the total assessed revenue amounted to P219,296,638.61, of which P198,226,074.14 came from business tax and P2,220,525.00 permit fee.

The amount also includes P8,436,555.00 garbage fee and P19,413,484.47 other fees.

Early on, the city government has decided to extend the registration and renewal of business permits until Jan. 31 to give business owners enough time to comply with the requirements.

The extension was granted following the passage of Ordinance 2018-180 by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its maiden session last week.

During the extension period, however, the BOSS opens only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, no more Saturdays and Sundays or holidays.

The BOSS, now on its second year, is a system where all offices and agencies involved in the business registration and renewal process are housed under one roof at Centro Latino of Paseo del Mar.-(Vic Larato)

]]>webadmin@zamboanga.gov.ph (Administrator)frontpageTue, 23 Jan 2018 01:13:47 +0000City, COMELEC hold ‘Women and Election Seminar’http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5942:city-comelec-hold-women-and-election-seminar&catid=111&Itemid=27
http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5942:city-comelec-hold-women-and-election-seminar&catid=111&Itemid=27Representatives from various women groups in the city gathered at the Palacio del Sur Monday morning for a forum dubbed “Women and Election Seminar” initiated by the City Government in partnership with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC-9).

Mayor Beng Climaco and Election Commissioner Ma. Rowena Amelia Guanzon spearheaded the activity that was held in line with women’s rights to suffrage and women empowerment as provided in Article II, section 14 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which states that “the State recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.”

The mayor shared her story of women empowerment recalling her days as a teacher and guidance counselor who became a City Councilor then the City Vice Mayor and later the District I Representative in the House of Congress and currently the City Mayor serving her second term.

For her part, Commissioner Guanzon emphasized the importance of women participation in the Philippine election process and in the exercise of democracy, as she encouraged the participants to actively take part and to exercise their basic rights.

Atty. Stephen Roy Cañete, COMELEC-Zamboanga City Executive Officer IV detailed the role of women and election that was followed by the open forum.

The half-day seminar, held at the Valencia Ballroom of the Palacio del Sur in Gov. Camins was organized by the City Government through the Office of the City Mayor and the Gender and Development Section in partnership with the local COMELEC.

In the afternoon, the COMELEC officials from Manila spearheaded a consultation with stakeholders on the proposed postponement of the May 2018 barangay elections. (Sheila Covarrubias)

]]>webadmin@zamboanga.gov.ph (Administrator)frontpageTue, 23 Jan 2018 01:06:23 +0000Beng extends BOSS until Jan. 31http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5941:beng-extends-boss-until-jan-31&catid=111&Itemid=27
http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5941:beng-extends-boss-until-jan-31&catid=111&Itemid=27Operation of the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS), the simplified procedure of acquiring business registration and renewal has been extended until January 31.

The BOSS, located at Centro Latino in Paseo del Mar, will resume operation today, Monday, January 22 until January 31 from Mondays to Fridays, 8am to 5pm.

This, as Mayor Beng Climaco approved City Ordinance 2018-180 which extends the payment of the city taxes and fees for the first quarter of 2018 to the end of January 2018, amending for the purpose Section 4 of Ordinance 92-008, entitled “Revenue Ordinance of the City of Zamboanga and Providing Penalty Thereof.”

Originally, the law sets January 20 as the deadline for the payment of all city license taxes for the first quarter of the year and that late payments will result to a surcharge of the Local Government Code however, provides that the City Council may “for justifiable reasons or cause, extend the time of payment of such taxes, fees or charges without surcharges or penalties but only for a period not exceeding six (6) months.”

The extension of the BOSS operation is per request of City Licensing Officer Benjie Barredo who stressed that the extension will allow the BOSS to “complete the process of renewal and issuance of all applications for business permits considering that it is impossible to complete the renewal and issuance of business permits on Jan. 20, 2018.”

Ordinance 2018-180, authored by Councilor Cesar Jimenez, Chair of the Committee on Ordinances and Resolutions, cited the urgent need to extend the time of payment of such taxes, fees or charges without surcharges or penalties considering the voluminous applications received by the BOSS since January 3, 2018.

January 21, 2018 was declared a rest day for BOSS personnel who have worked 12 hours a day since Jan. 3. (Sheila Covarrubias)

]]>webadmin@zamboanga.gov.ph (Administrator)frontpageTue, 23 Jan 2018 01:04:15 +0000Zambo farmers get P3.9M farm implements http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5940:zambo-farmers-get-p39m-farm-implements-&catid=111&Itemid=27
http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5940:zambo-farmers-get-p39m-farm-implements-&catid=111&Itemid=27Farm implements including irrigation projects worth P3.99 million were turned over to farmers in the east coast over the weekend as the national government seeks to accelerate growth and production.

The farm implements include 2 mud boats, 3 hand tractors, 5 rice threshers, 25 shallow tube wells and an irrigation canal project at Mangga, Bungiao. The projects were funded by the Department of Agriculture and were turned over to Zamboanga farmers through the City Government through the City Agriculturist Office and through the representation of District II Congressman Mannix Dalipe.

Dubbed as the Five Outstanding Zamboangueño Youth Leaders (FOZYL), the award is open to Zamboangueños (born and raised in Zamboanga City or has been a resident of Zamboanga City for at least 10 years) from 18 to 40 years old. Applicants to the award must be of excellent moral character without any record of criminal conviction and must be an outstanding young leader who is engaged in contributing to the cause of humanity.

Deadline for applications is on January 25, 2018.

Five outstanding Zamboangueños will be chosen on the merit of their application which will include an accomplished application form, birth certificate or barangay certificate, and documented proof of their engagements and civic activities.

Awardees will receive a plaque of recognition and P5,000.00 each.

Spearheaded by the local government of Zamboanga and the JCI Zamboanga, the FOZYL is in line with the celebration of the Dia de Roseller T. Lim, in commemoration of a great leader, civil servant, and the first Zamboangueño elected into the Philippine Senate.

Application forms are available at the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs of the different schools in the City as well as the following locations: Dear Manang Events (Nuñez Extension), AA Seafoods (Nuñez Extension), Julies Bakeshop (Veterans and Plaza Pershing), and Bloc 1 (Cabato Road).